In terms of technology, the 2000s represented an exciting time to be alive.
Having seen off the Y2K ‘bug’, the decade passed in a blur of innovation and great leaps forward.
Dial-up internet gave way to broadband. Cathode ray TVs were r...
Even in today’s environmentally aware society, smartphones remain a uniquely disposable commodity.
Despite noble efforts by manufacturers like Fairphone, whose modular smartphone’s replaceable components ensure it’ll last for many yea...
Although there are numerous mobile brands in the UK – as evidenced on our homepage – these companies all rely on the networks of four primary operators.
They belong to Vodafone, O2, Three and EE – the latter increasingly being managed...
It’s easy to forget that the UK’s big four mobile networks all have their own infrastructure in place across the country.
Unlike broadband providers who generally fall back on the Openreach network if their own infrastructure is lacking...
If you’ve ever looked at a mobile phone bill and winced, you’ve probably had a recent experience with premium rate phone number prefixes.
It’s easy to forget you made calls to unusual numbers a few weeks ago – until your bill (or te...
In an age of direct debits and paperless billing, it can be hard to keep track of mobile phone bills.
And in the age of lockdown, it can be hard to keep track of how much we’re using our handsets.
The internet has been an umbilical cord o...
Despite record numbers of active accounts, there has been a pronounced downward trend in the usage of Facebook in recent years across developed nations.
This may be due to a range of factors including a stale interface, over-familiarity, or...
There’s a scene in the magnificent series The Thick of It, where a politician attempts to obtain a mobile phone signal by climbing up a child’s slide.
Despite the comic absurdity of the scene, many viewers identified with the challenge ...
Technology evolves at such a rapid pace that it’s often difficult to keep track of where we’ve come from.
Twenty years ago, Nokia amazed the world by releasing the world’s first monochrome display screen, replacing the formerly ubiqui...
When the fifth generation of mobile cellular connectivity was unveiled, there was breathless talk of its transformative effects.
The reality has been rather less impressive.
There are 4G networks capable of distributing data faster than 5G,...
